Numbers 31, set in the southern Transjordanian regions of Moab and Midian, narrates how an army of Israelite soldiers commanded by Phinehas (commissioned by Moses and Phinehas' father Eleazar) waged a war against the Midianites, killing all men and boys including their five kings, and taking all livestock, women and girls captive. Moses instructed the soldiers to kill all women who had ever had sex with a man, and to keep the women and girls who were still virgins for themselves. The spoils of war were then divided between the Israelite civilians, soldiers and the god Yahweh.[3][note 1]
Much scholarly and religious controversy exists surrounding the authorship, meaning and morality of this chapter of Numbers.[3] It is closely connected to Numbers 25.[4]: 69
Much scholarly and religious controversy exists surrounding the authorship, meaning and morality of this chapter of Numbers.[3] It is closely connected to Numbers 25.[4]: 69
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Thoughts of this story my fellow yahudicel
Thoughts of this story my fellow yahudicel
Things associated with Moses are probably not historical, but they think the ancient Hebrews were a group of many bandit raiding tribes after the bronze age collapse that had to resort to pillaging to survive. The Bible obviously lost the historical context of why those events occurred, and made it more cool sounding and justified because no one wants to believe their ancestors were just running around pillaging places.
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